Lukwina Prospect

Occurrence in Luapula, Zambia with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208241
MAS/MILS ID 7940200003
Record type Site
Current site name Lukwina Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.85132, -10.94752 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Luapula(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Luapula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Hausmannite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Manganite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.85132, -10.94752

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV NORTHERN RHODESIA, BULL #3, P84-87

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Sheehan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.